Regulators’ Code and the Environment Agency
How the Environment Agency meets the Regulators’ Code.
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The Regulators’ Code came into statutory effect on 6 April 2014 under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, replacing the Regulators’ Compliance Code. It provides a clear, flexible and principles-based framework for how regulators should engage with those they regulate.
This guidance explains how the Environment Agency is meeting the requirements of the Code.
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Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates
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Updated links to EA2025 creating a better place which sets out our priorities from 2020 to 2025, how we charge for activities that need an environmental permit and our risk-based approach to assessing and scoring environmental permit compliance.
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Page updated with a link to the document about recording non-compliance using the Compliance Classification Scheme (CCS): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recording-non-compliance-using-the-compliance-classification-scheme-ccs.
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Updated references to our objectives to 2020 and how we apply the business impact target (BIT).
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